The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-14

llhtc marShOl prepared To read the llot act
IN ease such warning should become
necessary, hut the crowd was good
mmorcd, in marked contrast with
their dcmcanor, ON arrival OF the
mounted police While the guards
trottcd eight abreast around the square
cheers wen, up, accompanied by shouts oi
Bravo Marshal, we want ircc rights; We
are all true Engshmcn, lrishmcn and
ScotChmcn; We only want our legal rights
as citizens Of London,
The second circuit oi the square 10y the
guards ELECTED opposition from the mob oi
roughs in the crowd who shouted "lIrit-
ons shall not be ruled by lead and the
bayonCt."
Three groans were given for the home
secretary The guards patrollcd the square
several times and then turned into the adj
jacent street, They succeeded in awning
the roughs and greatly thinning out the
crowd
At o'clock the grrnadicrs swcllcd into
the square with hayonets fixed and with
twenty rounds OF ball cartridges III
their pouches. They were accompa-
MED by ambulance wagons. They
halted in front of the national gallery
and opened into line. The mob was thus
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military, and the roughs were compelled
TO run the gauntlet. They were FASTENED
ON their way by shove from one police
man, cuff from another and u kick from
third. Some Of them showed the dis
position To maintain their ground,
but the soldiers brought bay
Oncts 10 charge position,
and the sight OF the cold steel quickly de-
-. Il ~. ,I
dicrs rushed to the front and ordered their
men 90 replace their arms, and the soldiers
then contentcd themselves with pounding
Their rifles on the crowd and boxing the
ears of turbulent ruughs with vigor which
seemed 10 delight policemen, The crowd
now hootcd the military with energy
equal to that with which they had checrcd
them before.
Soon after : o'clock the police made u
series Of violent charges with their bntons,
in determined effort To clear the whole
vicinity, many points OF which had been
crowded during the afternoon. During
one charge the whole window Of nm clcc-
irical shop fell with crash. The
crowd asserted that the window was
broken hy the hoois of some Ol
the policcmcn's horses The police,
however, assert that bricks were thrown
ut the window. The loalcrs made rush
for the contents Of the window, hut the
policemen retained many articles and ar
rested the thieves. 4 minute later the
windows Of the rcicshmcnt room was
smashed in 10y the pressure OF the crowd.
! by u o'clock there was no fear ol further
/ trouble.
At $50 O'Clock the whole force OF life
guards again patrollcd the square. Finally
! they dispersed the crowd completely.
Some excitement was caused at White
hall by the victorious police marching with
| captured flags and banners Tie mounted
| police aud life guards were now ordered
| IN the direction oi the Parliament build
| ing, the side street being corloncd with
| Constahlcs Ia prevent rushcs. This move
cleared White hall and Parliament
street, aud the guards, With the
exception of a body retained IL
Tmfilpur square, were enabled 10 rrtuu
To their barracks 10y O'Clock. QuictudC
was somrNfIitt restored, though the square
WIS cordOncd hy bodies Of police, which
alternately relieved each other IN order a.
obtain much needed rcirshmcnt after
standing In the came position Tor ten
houn.
At $50 o'clock the remaining life guards
returned to their barracks. Away from
the central scene there Wcrc several out
pest officers.
The most serious ailtay occurred nt I
! O'Clock at the bottom Ut Wellington street.
Sticks aud stones were freely uscd hy the
mob, and many policemen were injured.
! An inspector hal his NOSE broken 10y u
blow from clcnchcd G.l, aud the man
Who committed the assault, and
twenty Others in his company, wcr'
nt once put under arrest. IN,
other procession, consisting ol several
| radical nnl socialist clubs from tlcrkcn.
we'll made their appearance NJ Broad street,
| bloomsbury, aud Wcrr forbidden Ia enter
II. Martins Lane. The Socialist league
iutrustcd their fac to Mn. TAYLOR, who
refused to surrender Il on the demand ~
the police. later they attempted a. Wrrsi
II from her when the socialists came
to the Womans rescue and u
sharp encounter followed. Constable,
secured the flag The woman Wa carried uil
IN faint. This conflict with baton. and
sticks cnmgrd the policemen, and th,
officers were unable Ia pslmin thcm
| Al IT the socialist flags were seized. Mans
Of the policemen were sent Ia the hU-pi
tal, including the wounded inspector
irum Whose head the blood was streaming
The bandsman ol the procession, fearing I,
lose their instruments, wirutcd hastily.
Between and u o'clock seventy Injured
persons were attended tu NJ the tharinl
Crus- hospital. one man, Who had q sori
Gus wound la the head, said the polio
dubbed Inn when be- was quite distanc,
FROM the crowd. Another WIS suffering
from q confusion oi the abdomen. lie nl
legged that constable had kicked him
telling him 10 the ground. The gursica
staff was taxed a. the utmost.
During sharp scuillc at Wcsiminstc
bridge u constable WIS stabbed Ia the bncl
with an oyster knife which had beer
shapcncd for usc ~ q weapon. Anothc
constable was stabbed IN the chin, m,
, many Others were struck with iron bars
pokcrs, sticks aud stones. Ia q hand
io.hand encounter with paradcrs Iron
south London the police capture,
, ten Hays, twenty six pcrun
, taking part IN the procession receive,
baton wounds in the head aud fifteen con
, stables more 81 less seriously injured Til
. procession had been organized ~ the prin
ciplc one 10 move IN q solid phalanx upoI
, Trafalgar square, aud while the polio
, were engaged in sculllcr with Gmhan
, IL WIS hoped II would DC adj
/ "a carry the objective point.
. The police got iniimniion Of this pro
. gram. aud Sir Charles Warren orlorc
. Superintendent Dunlop 10 hold u poSitio
ai the Westminster bridge ut all cost,
Dunlop had u division oi polio
. under his command, noted for thci
, tactics IN clearing the racc-horo parldcr
r irom Pcckham, liormondcy, and Dcptior
/ Joined the forces Ut Westminster. At
O'Clock they numbered IN all about S,OOC
! and al appeared Ia be- under the comman
/ of one leader Marching wit